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March 3, 2017       Share:    

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/world/middleeast/palmyra-syria-control.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmiddleeast

Palmyra Retaken by Syrian Government Forces

(New York Times) Rick Gladstone - Palmyra, the ancient city that was among prewar Syria's leading tourist attractions, swung back under government control on Thursday, as Islamic State militants who had made a sport out of vandalizing the city's antiquities were evicted.

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